i'm all for putting money into nasa. it's half a percent of our budget. only a small fraction of that goes towards this, monitoring the earth's asteroids. it might be important in the long run. but like i said, they do track some things for years. there's many things that we're aware of. but the solar system is not eight planets, there are millions of objects making up the solar system. >> you say you're not a professor, you come off as a very good one. thank you very much. i appreciate it. >> thanks. >> neil: is the economy about to take a strike? look how many companies are striking deals. spending a lot of dough on hookups, a sign that companies fear what's about to come down? the market watch's larry glacier, and anger. >> anger. he says i'm going to force you to give it to us. >> david ion horn going after apple. >> somebody wants to use that money. it's a temptation if it's sitting there. they're looking at comparative returns and opting for deals. >> something's going on. because the idea of cash on the side has been out there, now they're opening